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Ocean fingerprints on glacier motion

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Thinning and retreat of Jakobshavn Isbræ has reversed in 2016, in tandem with regional ocean cooling.

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Fig. 1: The glacier–fjord–ocean system.

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Jackson, R.H. Ocean fingerprints on glacier motion. Nat. Geosci. 12, 224–225 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-019-0343-5

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